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Food For Thought: World Food Day 2011

October 16, 2011

Energy Refuge is taking part of Blog Action Day and the theme this year is food to mark World Food Day. All over the U.S., 300 events will mark the date with Sunday dinners and the involvement of celebrity chefs such as Giada De Lautentiis, Mark Bittman and Jose Andres. Technorati Tags: famine, food justice, [...]

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Food For Thought: Food Waste Equals Energy Waste

October 5, 2010

New research tells us that wasting food, a common habit of people in the developed world, also wastes energy. And a lot of it. Technorati Tags: Energy, food waste, Research, University of Texas Related Posts:Norway Launches Energy + To Promote Alternative EnergyMore Funding For Cellulosic Ethanol ResearchSiemens Promotes Smart Grid Technology Innovation ContestAlgae Yield Increases [...]

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Ethanol Production: Not Just a Corn Thing

June 14, 2008

When thinking of ethanol, often the first association that comes to mind in terms of raw production is corn. However, it turns out that a wide variety of organic materials can, if properly treated, provide the source material required to produce a complete biofuel. Believe it or not, it is the starch that is sought [...]

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For the ‘Almost Vegetarians’

June 13, 2008

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The culture of waste

May 30, 2008

A research published by a British organization called WRAP, which works towards reducing waste and increasing recycling, has come up with tragic information about consumption in the UK. The study of 2,138 households found that people are needlessly throwing away 3.6m tonnes of food each year in England and Wales. WRAP found that salad, fruit [...]

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